Game Evaluation and Testing Project 5 Due date
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Game Evaluation and Testing Project 5 Due date: Friday, June 16 th
Introduction • Fifth and final in a series of related projects – Goal is to test and evaluate prototype • Focuses on – Testing game for bugs, errors – Critiquing game for game play
Motivation • • Many of us have played the game – – that crashed every five minutes (bugs) with the impossible level (level design) with obvious dominant strategy (game play) with painfully clunky interface (HCI) Testing can reveal. But many times more issues than time – Must prioritize what to fix based on factors • • Most important to fix • Easiest to fix Testing, balancing, and prioritizing
Overview • Work in same group • Evaluate and test another group's prototype – First, judging how well met design goals as described in their original documentation – Second, you will be documenting the bugs that you find in the prototype • Prioritizing based on importance • (Note, may be useful for those that can do quick fix before pitch)
Details (1 of 2) • • Randomly assigned other group – Different than one in proj 1 Given project (. gm 6) and treatment (proj 1) Compare final prototype to treatment Write short statement (200 to 500 words) on how well prototype exhibits the potential of the design goals in the treatment – Understanding prototype is only a demo – Be forthright, no bearing on their grade – Qualitative assessment, as well as positive feedback, is also encouraged.
Details (2 of 2) • • Bug list, document as many bugs as you find For each bug – Give it a descriptive title (ex: walk on water, crash in options …) – Categorize it as either GAME LOGIC, UI, or ART – Priority of HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW • Should be relative to other bugs • Clear which to fix first – Short description of the bug (sentence or two) – Steps to reliably reproduce the bug
Grading Guidelines Criteria Evaluation Bug List Weight 50% • Estimate 8 hours/group member – (Again, about 1/2 other projects)
Submission • Turnin (see Web page for instructions) • Document
